{"id":8413,"date":"2024-04-19T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/?p=8413"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:09:07","slug":"the-hotel-dieu-lame-of-lyon-and-its-hospital-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/en\/the-hotel-dieu-lame-of-lyon-and-its-hospital-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hotel Dieu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8413\" class=\"elementor elementor-8413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb220f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afb220f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdcac3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hospital Square, 69002 Lyon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4e19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"5a4e19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyAmYpVC2ygTYwGnBrhPeS_M069xiF3V58o&#038;q=Place%20de%20l%27H%C3%B4pital%2C%2069002%20Lyon&#038;zoom=15\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Hospital Square, 69002 Lyon\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Hospital Square, 69002 Lyon\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3d565 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc3d565\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ce093 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ce093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5beb9 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cc5beb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-eye\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 144a110.94 110.94 0 0 0-31.24 5 55.4 55.4 0 0 1 7.24 27 56 56 0 0 1-56 56 55.4 55.4 0 0 1-27-7.24A111.71 111.71 0 1 0 288 144zm284.52 97.4C518.29 135.59 410.93 64 288 64S57.68 135.64 3.48 241.41a32.35 32.35 0 0 0 0 29.19C57.71 376.41 165.07 448 288 448s230.32-71.64 284.52-177.41a32.35 32.35 0 0 0 0-29.19zM288 400c-98.65 0-189.09-55-237.93-144C98.91 167 189.34 112 288 112s189.09 55 237.93 144C477.1 345 386.66 400 288 400z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What you see<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b9590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Namely<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1410c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1410c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hotel-Dieu.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271bfb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271bfb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">I invite you to go to the Place de l&#039;H\u00f4pital. As you approach the entrance door to the cloister of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu, take a moment to contemplate the remarkable details that decorate it. In the center of the tympanum, you will notice a medallion representing Christ&#039;s descent from the cross. Above him, Mary, his mother, is depicted in a state of deep affliction.<\/span><\/p><p>Once you have passed through the door, take the time to look up to contemplate the majestic dome that overlooks the cloister. A remarkable work of the 17th century, this dome was designed by the architect Delamonce.<\/p><p>Passing through this door loaded with symbolism, you will enter the cloister of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu, the oldest place in the hospital, as you can see on the scenographic plan of 1550. In the heart of a garden decorated with box trees and crossed by circular paths, a cross surrounded by two magnolias attracts attention. This cross, dated the year 1813 in Roman numerals, pays homage to the administrators and benefactors of the hospices, in particular to Sister Olard.<\/p><p>In the 12th century, the Grand H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Lyon was founded on the initiative of the clergy. At first, it was intended as a haven of peace and assistance for the most needy, offering refuge and welcome to pilgrims and the destitute passing through. Over time, its vocation expanded to include medical care, reflecting the changing needs of Lyon society.<\/p><p>The H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Lyon, near the Pont de la Guilloti\u00e8re, was created on the initiative of the bourgeois of Lyon around the year 1000. They called upon the Order of Pontiff Brothers, who built bridges and hospices. The first house, named the Pont du Rh\u00f4ne hospital, became the ancestor of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Lyon.<\/p><p>After the establishment of the first pilgrims&#039; house near the Pont de la Guilloti\u00e8re, medieval hospitals in Lyon were often small in capacity, unable to meet the growing needs of the population. However, the importance of providing health care to the community only grew over time. Thus, under the impetus of the aldermen of Lyon, among whom were eminent figures such as Gadagne and Symphorien Champier, the project of building a large hospital took shape.<\/p><p>This major project was born on the site of the current chapel, giving birth to the H\u00f4pital de Notre-Dame de la Piti\u00e9 du Pont-du-Rh\u00f4ne, more commonly known as the Grand H\u00f4tel-Dieu. This new institution represented a significant leap in the capacity and quality of care offered, thus marking an important step in the history of medical assistance in Lyon.<\/p><p>In the 16th century, in 1532, an emblematic figure of French literature, Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais, was appointed doctor of the hospital. At that time, the H\u00f4tel-Dieu was largely managed by nuns, about twenty of whom were dedicated to serving the sick and the needy. At the level of the second arcade of the cloister (starting from the right when entering), take the time to observe the medallion as well as the commemorative plaque that recall Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais&#039; passage as a doctor. In addition, you can discover one of his quotes engraved on a chest located in the garden (opposite the first arcade).<\/p><blockquote><p>\u00a0&quot;...time ripens all things; by time all things come to light; time is the father of truth.&quot;\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><p>However, Rabelais&#039;s career at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu was cut short abruptly in 1535. He left his post suddenly, probably due to the Affair of the Placards, a significant political-religious event of the time that led to a severe crackdown on Protestant reformers in France.<\/p><p>In the 18th century, the Grand H\u00f4tel-Dieu reached its peak, becoming a symbol of the excellence of Lyon&#039;s medicine. Its reputation extended well beyond the city&#039;s borders, attracting patients seeking quality care and innovative treatments. The medical advances made at this time, combined with the devotion of the hospital staff, helped to strengthen the establishment&#039;s reputation as a place of healing and comfort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d3a83 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"84d3a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-image\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 448H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h416c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v288c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zM112 120c-30.928 0-56 25.072-56 56s25.072 56 56 56 56-25.072 56-56-25.072-56-56-56zM64 384h384V272l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L208 320l-55.515-55.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L64 336v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Archive images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f12d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21f12d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998f0e elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7998f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/84\/France_ARA_69_Lyon_Hotel_Dieu_02.jpg\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/84\/France_ARA_69_Lyon_Hotel_Dieu_02.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Cloister of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu of Lyon.<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:France_ARA_69_Lyon_Hotel_Dieu_02.jpg#file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1922aed elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1922aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/7e\/Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur_hotel-dieu_lyon_ii.jpg?uselang=fr\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/7e\/Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur_hotel-dieu_lyon_ii.jpg?uselang=fr\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dome of the main courtyard of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu in Lyon.<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur_hotel-dieu_lyon_ii.jpg?uselang=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381df66 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"381df66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/96\/Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur%2C_Grand_Hotel-Dieu%2C_Lyon.jpg?uselang=fr\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/96\/Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur%2C_Grand_Hotel-Dieu%2C_Lyon.jpg?uselang=fr\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Entrance door to the main courtyard, Grand Hotel-Dieu, Lyon.<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Entr%C3%A9e_cour_d%27honneur,_Grand_Hotel-Dieu,_Lyon.jpg?uselang=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bc9e5 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"14bc9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-archway\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M560 448h-16V96H32v352H16.02c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v32c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16H176c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16V320c0-53.02 42.98-96 96-96s96 42.98 96 96l.02 160v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16H560c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-32c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm0-448H16C7.16 0 0 7.16 0 16v32c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h544c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16V16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Listed monument<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323ff3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323ff3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This building is classified as a\u00a0<a title=\"fr:Historic monument (France)\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monument_historique_(France)\">historical monuments of France<\/a>. 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